Chapter 348: Eliminating Future Threats, A Mischievous Woman
“..Foolish!”
The middle-aged woman narrowed her eyes and snorted coldly, waving her sleeve: “The moment you stepped into this brothel, I cast a barrier, no sound can escape, no one will come to rescue a fool like you.”
Despite her harsh words, she was still observing and analyzing inwardly.
This woman wasn’t using any disguise, no Yin energy, showing her true face, she was undoubtedly the Zhengyang Prince’s granddaughter.
But this astonishing cultivation, could it truly be related to the Mystic Scholar, Lin Tianlu?
Such a strange variable shouldn’t have appeared in Qingcheng, but why now— “Just what I wanted.”
Youluo took a graceful step, and the long sword at her waist flew out of its sheath and plunged into the ground before her.
The beautiful young woman stood with her hands behind her back, her clothes fluttering, a picture of grace and elegance. She casually pointed her sword at the two of them, a cold smile on her charming face: “It saves me the trouble of having to listen to your screams later, attracting unwanted attention.”
Boom!
Yue Chengjie’s figure suddenly vanished, leaving behind only a crater in the ground.
A terrifying and oppressive aura erupted, like a thunderbolt, a fierce and violent attack!
But facing this, Youluo just casually hooked her finger, and the sword before her flickered, sending out ripples of sword light.
Clang——!
A long and piercing metallic clang echoed as the powerful fist was deflected, shattering the ground beneath!
What a strange sword!
Yue Chengjie’s pupils constricted, and amidst the flying debris, he saw several flashes of cold light, a graceful figure appearing and disappearing before his eyes in an instant.
So fast!
Crackle, crackle!
A sharp sword light grazed his cheek, creating sparks as it scraped against his scales.
Youluo, floating in mid-air, glanced sideways and waved her hand, the sword swirling around her suddenly changing its trajectory, slashing down with a profound and strange sword force.
Boom!
Yue Chengjie raised his arm to block at the last moment, but the immense force from the slender sword made him stagger, the ground beneath his feet cracking and collapsing. The remaining sword energy even grazed his sturdy body, leaving a deep gash more than ten zhang long on the ground.
“This sword… can’t hurt me!”
He roared, reaching out with his hand.
But a stream of Yin energy, like a geyser, erupted from his arm, obscuring his vision.
Yue Chengjie’s pupils constricted: “Wha—”
“Hmph~”
Youluo’s figure blurred, leaving behind only a mocking chuckle, several sword lights flashing around her.
Yue Chengjie’s face was filled with terror, and he quickly focused his mind and energy, roaring as he clenched his fists, a crimson flame erupting, engulfing the area within several dozen feet!
A black and red pillar of fire rose into the sky, like a vengeful spirit roaring in the flames!
But—
Pfft!
A sound of flesh being pierced suddenly echoed.
A gentle breeze blew, the flames gradually dissipating.
Youluo landed gracefully, surrounded by sparks, dusting off the Yin energy from her sword.
And not far behind her, in the center of the ruins, now scorched earth—
Yue Chengjie stood frozen in place, still in a punching stance.
But his previously ferocious and enraged face was now blank and empty, his body covered in countless sword wounds, the cracks slowly spreading.
His powerful Yin energy seemed to have burned out and dissipated, leaving behind only a useless shell.
Crack!
His sturdy body shattered and fell to the ground, breaking into pieces.
“You… you possess such incredible swordsmanship.”
A surprised murmur came from nearby.
Youluo smoothed her skirt, turned around, and smiled faintly: “Your cooperation with the Due’e Sect was truly just for show. Seeing him in danger, you just sat back and watched, quite comfortably.”
The middle-aged woman covered her mouth with her sleeve, her expression serious, glancing at Yue Chengjie’s remains, her eyes flickering.
“If I had acted rashly just now, my fate would have been no different from his.”
This woman’s swordsmanship wasn’t an ordinary mortal technique.
Her movements were nimble and graceful like a phantom, appearing and disappearing, making her unpredictable. And the strange technique swirling around her blade could easily cut through demonic Yin energy, even Yue Chengjie’s dense Yin energy could only offer minimal resistance.
But what was most terrifying was…
…her swordsmanship seemed to contain some profound and unpredictable power.
The moment Yue Chengjie unleashed his Yin energy, she had used her energy to control her sword, devouring his soul with a single strike!
Almost unstoppable!
“I didn’t expect such a terrifying and strange sword technique to exist.” The middle-aged woman narrowed her eyes and said coldly: “No wonder you were so arrogant and courageous before, daring to challenge both of us.”
Youluo twirled her sword gracefully, walking towards her with a charming smile: “Now, are you ready to die?”
“Hmph! Although you’re strong, my cultivation is still higher than Yue Chengjie’s.”
The middle-aged woman sneered: “Your strange sword technique can sever souls and tear through Yin energy, but it’s only effective against Crimson Demon Realm demons and ghosts. Our Savage Realm great demons’ souls are resilient and indestructible. As long as I’m prepared, your swordsmanship won’t be very effective.”
“How would you know without trying?”
Youluo smiled faintly, holding her sword horizontally before her, her fingers gently tracing the blade.
Seeing her calm and composed expression, as if she had everything under control, the middle-aged woman’s heart sank, and she discreetly formed hand seals with her left hand, hidden in her sleeve.
“Ha…”
But at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
Youluo’s expression changed slightly, and she quickly looked back, seeing a black shadow suddenly enveloping her body, complex and strange patterns intertwining, instantly binding her arms and tightly wrapping around her waist.
“How—”
Her Yin energy seemed to be sealed, her strength draining away like floodwaters, even the sword in her hand falling to the ground.
The young woman trembled and fell to her knees, staring at the black rings binding her arms and waist, her eyes flickering.
This was… a Fate Star cursed tool?!
It had been hidden within Yue Chengjie’s soul, activating automatically after his death?!
“Damn it!”
Youluo quickly came to her senses, but just as she focused her mind, a powerful impact struck her body.
“—Ugh!?”
She groaned and was sent flying. Before she even landed, countless ghostly hands reached out from all directions, tearing at her.
The wind howled, and explosions echoed. Youluo bit her lip and quickly twisted and turned, but she was still cut several times by the relentless attacks. And then, her ankle was grabbed, and she was slammed heavily onto the ground.
Thump!
The force of the impact made the ruins collapse, a pillar of dust and smoke rising into the air, the ground trembling.
The middle-aged woman covered her face with her sleeve, her expression cold as she slowly approached. And the number of ghostly hands extending from behind her increased, swirling around her like a torrent, forming layers of defense.
A few coughs came from the dust and smoke.
Youluo, her legs entangled by several black shadows, was pulled out of the rubble, her hair disheveled, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, her eyes dazed and unfocused.
“You truly surprised me.”
The middle-aged woman looked at the black rings binding Youluo, a look of surprise and uncertainty in her eyes: “I didn’t expect Second Sect Master Yue to have such a strange tool.”
If it weren’t for this sudden assistance, the outcome of this battle would have been unpredictable.
She warily eyed the strange power of the black rings and couldn’t help but sneer: “Looking at your calm and composed demeanor before, you probably didn’t expect this, did you, girl? Before you could even use your abilities, you were easily captured, reduced to such a pitiful state.”
As she mocked her, two more black shadows extended from behind her, wrapping around Youluo’s neck.
“Ugh…”
The young woman’s face turned pale, unable to speak as she moaned softly. Her arms trembled, but she couldn’t break free from the black rings, only able to writhe weakly.
The middle-aged woman narrowed her eyes slightly: “To have achieved such extraordinary cultivation in just a few months, even I want to see what secrets are hidden within your body.”
Seeing her struggling even more violently, she couldn’t help but chuckle coldly: “Don’t worry, I won’t break your neck yet. I have to take you back to the Zhaoxiao Court for… a proper examination. With your unique body, you’ll surely be very useful to us.
Our ‘Second Master’ will also be very pleased to see such a beautiful woman. After wiping your memories and soul, we’ll have another perfect ‘porcelain doll’ to refine for centuries… No!”
After probing slightly, the woman’s expression changed, and she exclaimed in surprise: “Such abundant Yin energy, such vigorous blood and Qi, such an extraordinary constitution… Truly unheard of!”
“Heh… Such praise won’t… Mmm!”
The black shadows around her neck tightened, making Youluo close her mouth with a pained expression.
The middle-aged woman’s gaze turned cold again, maintaining a safe distance, and she slowly raised her hand and pointed: “Although I can’t kill you here, breaking your arms and legs is fine, it will prevent you from escaping and causing more trouble.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the black shadows wrapped around Youluo’s legs began to tighten, pulling them in opposite directions. Her skirt slid down, revealing her long and shapely legs, stretched taut like two beautiful lines, as if they were about to be torn off!
Youluo’s eyes widened, tears seemingly welling up, a painful scream almost escaping her lips.
Seeing her trembling and pitiful appearance, the middle-aged woman couldn’t help but grin, a cruel and cold glint in her eyes, her heart filled with a perverse joy!
—This was the feeling!
To trample these proud and arrogant women underfoot, to break their bodies, to crush their dignity, to watch them cry and scream, wailing and begging for mercy… Even after hundreds of years, it still filled her with a perverse excitement.
Every time she saw a beautiful woman die in pain at her hands, her whole body burned with an uncontrollable heat!
“That bitch, Tang Qianmen, still daring to betray the Second Master, if I catch her, I’ll make her experience this pain as well, make her grovel and beg for mercy like an animal!”
The middle-aged woman grinned ferociously, almost imagining the broken and pitiful appearance of her former colleague.
At the same time, she tightened her grip, wanting to inflict more pain and suffering on the young woman hanging upside down, making her scream, making her regret… making her release even more beautiful despair!
“This Yin energy! Such a delicious delicacy, truly—”
“Truly boring~”
The pained moans abruptly stopped, replaced by a lazy chuckle.
“I thought you had some unique tricks, but after hundreds of years, you’re still so dull and unimaginative.”
The middle-aged woman was momentarily stunned, looking at Youluo’s relaxed and casual smile, a sense of unease rising in her heart, and she took a few steps back.
“How…”
“I deliberately leaked all that information to you, not to play such childish games.”
Youluo’s smile contained a hint of mockery, her eyes deep and unfathomable, and she said slowly and clearly: “Now that my plans have changed, there’s no need for you to exist anymore.”
The middle-aged woman was dumbfounded, her body trembling, and after a moment of stunned silence, her heart was filled with shock and horror.
—All of this… was orchestrated by this woman?!
No, her recent actions were all ordered by the Second Master and the others, she was just following orders.
But this gaze… this boundless darkness that could melt one’s soul…
This person wasn’t Hua Shuya!
“It’s… it’s you… it’s you!!”
The middle-aged woman’s expression changed drastically, and she screamed in terror: “You’re the one behind all of this, you’re the ‘masked person’!!”
At the same time, she clenched her hands, and black shadows surged from behind her like a tidal wave, instantly engulfing the young woman hanging in mid-air!
Pfft!
A cold sensation pierced the back of her head.
The middle-aged woman’s face was blank, her eyes wide with a dazed look, as she stared at the tip of the sword emerging from between her eyebrows, the countless black shadows swirling around her instantly shattering and dissipating.
In that instant, she felt her soul being pierced by a sword, an excruciating pain enveloping her body, almost making her scream.
Only then did she realize that this sword didn’t just sever souls and annihilate Yin energy, but also contained an incredibly secretive and strange technique, making her mind hazy and disoriented, unable to even think clearly, let alone gather her Yin energy for a counterattack!
“You, you bitch… Aaaaaah!”
The middle-aged woman’s face became even more contorted as she trembled, unleashing her Yin energy again, and forcibly pulled the sword out of her head.
She stumbled, barely managing to materialize a black shadow, about to attack again, but she was shocked to find that the young woman who had been hanging in mid-air had disappeared.
“—Moon Shadow, Illusion-Breaking Sword.”
A flickering, moon-colored sword swept through the air, drawing a deep arc in the night, like pure white snow in winter, silencing the roaring black shadow.
Her black hair flowing, the graceful figure landed silently behind the middle-aged woman, her eyes lowered calmly, her expression indifferent, only the faint sword light lingering on her fingertips gradually dissipating.
“Uh?” The middle-aged woman stumbled two steps, her eyes wide with a dazed and bewildered look as she clutched her neck.
“How… could I…”
There was no struggle, no desperate outburst.
She simply knelt down with vacant eyes, falling forward, completely silent.
A cold night breeze blew, carrying a hint of desolation and loneliness.
The Savage Realm great demon, who had wreaked havoc in the world for hundreds of years, had met such a bleak end.
“…”
A moment later, the young girl’s gasp broke the silence.
Her face was covered in sweat as she touched her forehead. Although she was surprised to find that she wasn’t injured, her body was still tired and sore.
She trembled and exhaled, asking hesitantly:
“Are you… still inside me?”
“Of course~”
A playful chuckle suddenly echoed in her mind: “But I didn’t expect you to be so talented, little girl. Without any communication, you knew exactly what to do, unleashing your strongest sword technique the moment you took control of your body, killing the enemy with a single strike, truly commendable.”
Hua Shuya’s face showed a complex expression, and she asked in a deep voice: “You occupied my body but also helped me eliminate those villains, what is your purpose?”
“Purpose?”
Youluo, still controlling her body, smiled seductively, raising her hand and touching her smooth cheek: “It was just a whim, I wanted to… interact with you, little girl.”
Hua Shuya’s cheek twitched, struggling but unable to break free from Youluo’s control.
“There’s no need to struggle, just watch.”
Youluo’s eyes gleamed, and she yawned lazily, regaining control of her body once more.
She stood up unsteadily, leaning on her sword, brushed her hair and clothes, glancing back at the dissipating corpses of the two demons and ghosts, and murmured: “Eliminating these two troublesome villains should ease the situation in Qingcheng. I’ll leave the rest to you to ‘clean up,’ this mess shouldn’t cause any more trouble.”
“However—”
She waved her hand, and the black rings that had fallen not far away flew into her palm.
Looking at it casually, it resembled an exquisite bracelet, made of black jade, smooth and lustrous. It was hard to imagine that this object had transformed into such a powerful and mysterious tool.
“I didn’t expect the Due’e Sect to possess a ‘Fate Star cursed tool’.”
This was truly unexpected.
She had almost been trapped by this object just now, her soul sealed within Hua Shuya’s body, unable to leave, unable to even control her Yin energy.
In that critical moment, she had unknowingly cooperated with Hua Shuya, not only breaking free from the black rings but also deceiving that evil woman, seizing the opportunity to kill her with a single strike.
“Now I have to find a chance to…”
Whoosh—!
A gust of wind made Youluo pause slightly, and she quickly looked towards the sound, seeing Lin Tianlu approaching.
“Th-This is… the Miss Hua Shuya we’re looking for?”
Jumping lightly from Lin Tianlu’s arms, Shanghan casually closed the Void Heaven Map, a surprised and uncertain look on her face.
After all, this scene of destruction and ruin was quite shocking. Even though she had been mentally prepared, she was still a bit startled.
“Master!”
‘Hua Shuya’ sheathed her sword, her face lighting up with joy: “You really came to Qingcheng!”
Her voice was filled with joy and sweetness, making Shanghan, who had been slightly nervous, relax and smile faintly.
Master and Miss Shuya truly had a close relationship.
“What happened here?”
Lin Tianlu quickly walked over, looking around with a frown: “I sensed a battle here just now, but it quickly…”
“Thanks to your teachings, Master, I was able to slay these demons and ghosts.”
‘Hua Shuya’s’ face was slightly flushed as she touched the hilt of her sword, murmuring affectionately: “Just now… I thought I was truly going to die, surrounded by those demons and ghosts, and never see you again, Master. But now… I can finally be with you, Master…”
Overcome with emotion, the young woman’s voice choked with sobs, a sweet and happy smile on her face as she slowly approached him for an embrace.
“—Youluo.”
Lin Tianlu’s expression turned slightly serious as he gently held her shoulders, saying in a low voice: “Your aura is fluctuating, your soul unstable, you should rest, don’t push yourself.”
“…”
‘Hua Shuya’s’ expression froze.
After a moment of silence, she couldn’t help but twitch the corners of her mouth, chuckling: “How did you recognize me? Was my impersonation that bad…?”
“I knew it was you from the very beginning.” Lin Tianlu’s voice carried a hint of reproach as he frowned slightly and flicked her forehead lightly: “Come out of Shuya’s body now, stop fooling around.”
“Mmm…”
Youluo covered her forehead, pouting as if slightly wronged: “Flicking my forehead like that, it’s Shuya who’s hurting.”
“But at least it’s you who’s hurting now.”
“Truly… barbaric.”
Youluo lowered her head and murmured, but a helpless smile appeared on her face. Her eyes flickering, she suddenly raised her sword and casually poked Lin Tianlu’s chest and abdomen with the hilt.
Lin Tianlu looked puzzled: “What are you—”
“Fool, if I suddenly attacked just now, that sword would have pierced through your chest, Master Lin.”
Youluo couldn’t help but chuckle, poking him two more times playfully, and said softly: “Don’t be so easily deceived by a bad woman’s sweet words in the future. No matter how affectionate she seems, she might be plotting against you.”
